Solana Breakpoint London event guest list has been updated to include Revolut Chairman, former Prime Minister of the UK, and Standard Life Chairman.
The new and old forces of the financial world will make their debut together in the star-studded lineup of the Breakpoint London event.
Solana The London leg of the flagship annual event is gradually becoming the largest ever Breakpoint.
After the initial list of guests already included well-known figures such as Solana Labs, co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, and foundation chairman Lily Liu, the latest round of announcements features individuals from one of Europe's most valuable startups, as well as a former British prime minister.
As Solana Breakpoint takes place in the UK, it coincides with a critical moment. London was once a global leader in finance and economics, but now it faces fierce competition from economic hubs such as New York, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates in order to retain capital and talent.
Solana and its booming tokenization supercycle, can they help London keep up with the evolving financial landscape? Breakpoint will provide the answer.
Martin Gilbert, Patrick Witt, and Boris Johnson lead the list of guests for the next round of Solana Breakpoint.
Solana Breakpoint is renowned for the caliber and scale of its guest lineup, and this year's event, held from November 15th to 17th in London, continued this tradition.
Suits and hoodies will take the stage together to demonstrate how the old and new financial worlds are leading and benefiting from the tokenization supercycle. The keynote speakers include Revolut Chairman, Martin Gilbert, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, Standard Life Chairman, Sir Nicholas Lyons, former Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson, and ICE Europe President Hester Serafini.
Encrypted industry insiders will also see familiar faces from heavyweight institutions such as Bitwise, Jupiter, and Helius taking the stage. The following are the guests expected to attend the London event:
Policies and Cities
- Martin Gilbert, Revolut Chairman
- Patrick Witt, former Executive Director of the White House President's Digital Assets Advisory Committee
- Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Lord Vaizey of Didcot, Senator of the Upper House, former Minister for Culture and Digital Economy
- Sajid Javid, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and former Secretary of State for Health and Social Security of the UK
- Sir Nicholas Lyons, Standard Life Chairman, former Honorary Mayor of the City of London
- Hester Serafini, ICE Europe President
Payment and Capital
- Alexandra Lang, Zelle Vice President of Digital Assets Cooperation and Strategy
- Matt Hougan, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer
- Kyle Samani, Forward Industries Chairman
- Christian Rau, Mastercard Senior Vice President of Digital Assets and Blockchain
- Scott Lucas, Barclays Persons in charge of digital assets
- Rowland Berry, Payoneer Vice President of Stablecoins
- Nemil Dalal, Y Combinator Access Partners
- Ahmed Zifzaf, Ramp Persons in charge of digital asset cooperation
- PJ Bain, PrimeRevenue Chief Executive Officer
- Kathrin Hamilton, Baillie Gifford Digital Asset Partners
- Kathy Kriskey, Invesco Persons in charge of other product strategies
Tokenization of Everything
- Armani Ferrante, Backpack Founder and CEO
- Saeed Badreg, Sunrise Co-Founder and CEO
- Andrea Miele, Beezie Founder and CEO
- Val Wotton, DTCC Head of Global Stock Solutions
- Patrick Corker, BNY Managing Director of Market Transformation and Innovation
- Tom Farley, Bullish Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Ian Rogers, Ledger Chief Procurator
Trade and Culture
- Kash Dhanda, Jupiter Chief Operating Officer
- Eugene Chen, Ellipsis Labs / Phoenix Chief Executive Officer
- Se Yong Park, fomo Co-founders
- Tristan Thompson, NBA Champions, Investors
- Lucas Jumalon, World Poker Series World Champion
- Jeff Platt, Global Broadcasting Talent for the World Poker Series
- Proph3t, MetaDAO Co-founders
Internet
- Brennan Watt, Anza Chief Executive Officer
- Mert Mumtaz, Helius Chief Executive Officer
- Greg Osuri, Akash founders
- Jonathan Victor, BitRobot President
- Vibhu Norby, Solana Foundation Chief Product Officer
This luxurious lineup also includes a group of well-known guests that were previously announced, among whom are representatives from some of the biggest names in the financial industry. Raoul Pal will return once again to the Breakpoint event. In addition, there are Balaji Srinivasan, Moneygram, Anthony Soohoo, Annabel Spring, Zach Abrams, Candy Digital, Tad Smith, as well as Wisla Krakow and Peter Moore.
London strives to remain in the financial competition
As one of the most important financial giants in history, London is at a critical turning point: it must either embrace blockchain, tokenization, and the new financial landscape, or it will be left behind by those who do so.
Gathering a former Prime Minister, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, as well as the chairmen of Revolut and Standard Life, under the same roof initiated discussions on whether London, and indeed the entire United Kingdom, can maintain its competitiveness on the global stage.
Solana Foundation The chairman stated: "The next generation of capital markets will operate around the clock, complete settlements in seconds, and be accessible to anyone with an internet connection. The decisions regarding where these markets will be established are being made right now." Breakpoint brings together UK policymakers and city leaders with those who have already issued tokenized stocks, stablecoins, and payment networks on Solana. London truly has a chance to become the place where this future is built.
Tickets to the dawn of the tokenization super cycle can be purchased at solana.com / breakpoint. Just like last year, SolanaFloor will be present at Breakpoint in 2026, bringing real-time interviews with future builders from the heart of the event.
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